Videos of the Week, Part III: 2008 Summer Olympics Promos

This will conclude the mega-update this morning with the 3rd and final part of the Videos of the Week. These are various promos from BBC, 7 Network and NBC for the Olympics which start in five days.

We start with the BBC Monkey which has already caused a buzz in the blogosphere for being one of the cool promotional campaigns for the Olympics.

Here are a couple of promos for 7 Network in Australia. This marks the last games for 7 Network. The woman singing in the promo is Amy Pearson doing “Ready to Fly” which is the theme for 7 Network for these games.

Here’s an extended version of the “Ready to Fly” promo.

This is an NBC promo featuring swimmer Michael Phelps and his dog.

This is a Bud Light ad helping to promote NBC’s coverage.

And finally, NBC’s standalone promo.

This concludes our look at the Olympics. It was a lot of work to research each week, but it was fun to do. I have no idea what the theme for next week will be. If you have a nomination, feel free to leave a comment below.

About Ken Fang

Ken has been covering the sports media in earnest at his own site, Fang's Bites since May 2007 and at Awful Announcing since March 2013. He provides a unique perspective having been an award-winning radio news reporter in Providence and having worked in local television. Fang celebrates the three Boston Red Sox World Championships in the 21st Century, but continues to be a long-suffering Cleveland Browns fan.

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